wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...